Doing the secret Great Pumpkin

Remember Doing the secret Easter Bunny?
http://shortyspumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2010/03/doing-secret-easter-bunny.html
Now it's time for the Great Pumpkin!



This year I packed three Halloween parcels and here's a glimpse of what I've crafted.

Pumpkin wrapping:


The content of one of the parcels (including a small Halloween pouch):

Doing the secret Easter Bunny!

This month we're doing a little secret Easter Bunny at our dog bulletin board (forum.ksgemeinde.de), it's basically the same as doing a secret Santa (or "Wichteln", as it's called in Germany), but this time for Easter.
For those who don't know how it works, here's a description:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Santa

Since my "Wichtel" (the person who gets the present) has got two Bullterriers I sew some Bullterrier egg cosies:


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Additionally she gets an Easter bunny boxy pouch:




Found this really easy and helpful tutorial for making this pouch (made it a little bit bigger though) here:
http://threebears.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/little-boxy-pouch-tutorial/
Although I really hate sewing bags and pouches with zippers (because I simply can't manage to sew them in properly), I decided to have a go at this one.
I used red fabric with white polka dots for the outside and black fabric with dark grey stars for the bunny application and the lining.

Full flower

A part of my miniature orchid collection is in full bloom at the moment.
Just have a look:

Pleurothallis picta





Pleurothallis spec.



Pleurothallis spec. 'Red'



Pleurothallis niveo-globula

All this cheap and tawdry jewellery

Today I made my very first pair of earrings:


Guess they ended up quite okay. :)

Where's the dog?

Lia, my parents's dog, is enjoying the snow as you can see. :)

Small pouches

Here's a variety of small pouches I made last month:

Quick and easy custom-made pins

Today: A simple method to get nice custom-made pins



All you need is:

- a small side cutter
- juwel glue
- stainless steel pins (you don't want to have rust stains on your fabric later on, do you?)
- a small piece of plastic
- a couple of glass beads of your choice
- a pin cushion



1. Use the side cutter to cut off the pinheads (do and finish this before you start using the glue!)

2. Put some glue on the piece of plastic

3. Dip the flat end of the needle into the glue until there's enough glue on the needle

4. Put a bead on the sticky end of the needle

5. Stick the needle into the pin cushion and let it dry

That's all!
Yes, it really is THIS easy!





Pincushion (idea and tutorial): Mimi Kirchner
http://mimikirchner.com/blog/archives/2006/10/make-a-make-do-pin-cushion/

Small coffee toiletry bag

This is a small bag I made as a birthday present for a friend - she's a real coffee addict!





The pattern was taken from the book:
Einfach Patchworken / The impatient patchworker (Jayne Emerson)
ISBN-10: 3258070717
ISBN-13: 978-3258070711


Picture taken from http://www.amazon.com